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HandBrakeFormatLab
Free

Free and open source; there is no paid edition.

 Freemium

Free to download; the product is sold as FormatLab PRO, so check the developer page for…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, Linux
  • Built-in device presets get a usable conversion without learning encoder settings
  • Writes MP4, MKV and WebM with AV1, H.265, H.264, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, VP8 and VP9 encoders
  • Converts between a wide range of video and audio formats
  • Compression with user-controlled quality
  • It cannot read discs that carry copy protection
  • Every conversion re-encodes, so it costs time and some quality
  • Proprietary licence despite published code
  • Pricing for PRO features is not clearly stated
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: GPL-2.0 License: Proprietary
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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